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	Growing healthy green algae for your fish question.
clownloachfan Fish Addict Posts: 660 Kudos: 850 Votes: 115 Registered: 10-Oct-2003	i was not sure where to post this but i'll post it here. Would it be alright to grow algae on rocks in a tub or dish or whatever in a sunny window or outside with a cover(keep the mosquitoes out) on? Fall is coming pretty quikly and i wont be able to feed my ottoes and plecs any squash from the garden. Would i have to worry about parasites? I am not interested in algae wafers because these always get stolen from them.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
Ethan14 Big Fish Posts: 312 Kudos: 339 Votes: 18 Registered: 06-Jul-2005	arent there other vegetables u could get from the store? To answer your first question, yes I think it would be alright to do that. As long as you use clean rocks and water and cover the top I don't see any way that parasites could get into it.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
clownloachfan Fish Addict Posts: 660 Kudos: 850 Votes: 115 Registered: 10-Oct-2003	I dont know if it is the same where you live but when vegetables are out of season here, they are smaller, have less taste and are more expensive.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
LITTLE_FISH *** Little Fish *** Master of Something Posts: 7303 Kudos: 1997 Votes: 670 Registered: 20-May-2005	clownloachfan, Read the article from Calilasseia called [link=A Word About Otocinclus]http://www.fishprofiles.com/articles/freshwater/oto.asp" style="COLOR: #ff6633[/link]. He talks about readying algae for the Otos. Hope this helps, Ingo Proud Member of the New Jersey Aquatic Gardeners Club
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	That's a good idea but you can also freeze the vegetables when they are cheap & use them when you need. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
clownloachfan Fish Addict Posts: 660 Kudos: 850 Votes: 115 Registered: 10-Oct-2003	Thanks for the article. Now i know it is safe
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